Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-19
A Splendid Outlook for the Republicans.

The New York Tribune, with its re
markable facilities for obtaining accurate
information, has very luminous pre@en-
tation of the facts and figures illustrating
the cheering aspect of the present political
situation of the country. tondensing the
facts rs much rs possible to conform to
our more limited space, We give enough to
cheer the Republicans of Maine Just at the
time when Cleveland organs are making
loud boasts of gains and prospects for the
Bourbon and Free Trade democracy.
The keystone State gives Il Republican
majority of 5000, which, with the ex-
ception of the magnificent majority for
Blaine, IN 1884, is the largest given in
Pennsylvania since 1872. In Massachu-
sets, which the Democrats claimed as
doubtful before election, Governor Ames
Is reelected by u plurality of 1880.
The Republicans gained five members
In the Senate, and ten in the House
Ohio has elected Governor Foraker. whom
Cleveland sought Ia humiiatc. by plural
ity of nearly p 900. the largest Republican
majority that State has given within seven
years, except that given for Blaine in lSst
The Republicans have also gained live in
the senate, and secured majority Of
thirty-three on joint ballot. In New Jer-
sey, which gave Cleveland nearly 5000
majority in 1881, aud which the Democrats
carried last year by 5000 plurality. the
Republicans have obtained n signal tri-
umph, carried the legislative ticket, gained
five Senators and thirteen members of the
House, securing nineteen majority on Joint
ballot. In Maryland, the domain of Cor
man 4 Higgins, with the Baltimore or
ganiyation Of Thugs in their control, in
spite Of thousands of bogus Cleveland bal
lots counted by the German officials. the
Republicans have made handsome gains. the
Democrats securing the smallest majority
given in fifteen years with one exception.
The Republicans have gained thirteen in
the House OF Delegates. What has been
done In Virginia, We have shown in an-
other place. Rhode Island has swung into
line, eleetiug the members of Congress in
a District, which the Cleveland strikers
confidently expected to make sure of. The
Republicans of the great Northwest stand
like an iron wall, invincihle To Bourbon.
Mugwump, and ST. John assaults, of
whose spirit and resolution Iowa is good
illustration, having reelected the Repuh- !
lean Governor by three times his former /
majority. and almost equal to the plurality (
for Blaine IN 1881, while Nebraska rolls |
upa plurality of nearly 10000 In the |
Empire State, outside of New York city. /
the Republicans most successfully main I
tanned their lines. In the city where the /
contest turned chiefly on local issues. |
where President Cleveland intermeddled /
AS none of his predecessors ever did.wherr
he brought to bear the vast patronage of /
the government and combined with the
boodlers, the saloon and hrothel keepcrs-
there the Republicans polled y. ZOO less
votes than Blaine in 1854, But TN. result
IN the State as whole is more favorable
than In 1854 and lsSs. and it is well UNI
uerstood that thousands voted with the
democrats this year on local aud State
ISSUES, who will surely vote for the Re-
puohcan Presidential candidate in ISIS
nut with or without New York. the Re-
puoicans have the inside track in the sn-
!. proaehing national contest,